Power and Satisfaction in Marriage
There have been studies on the quality of marital relationship as a way of measuring marital health. Marital satisfaction involves an individual’s appraisal of the marriage they are into and the level of contentment derived (Raven, 2008). According to Stanley “chronic and significant marital unhappiness would not be seen by most as healthy” (2007, p.17). Therefore, marital satisfaction involves the level of happiness an individual gets out of a marriage. The quality of marriage is relevant in marriages across different cultures. Marital power significantly influences marital satisfaction and marital health in different populations. Power relates to the influence an individual has on the level of interaction …show more content…
Persons in a marriage have the ability to describe their marriages as being happy and successful or being a frustrating union. The purpose of the study by the authors was to explore the factors that bring about successful marriages in the society from the couples who perceive themselves as being in happy marriages. To gain the desired outcomes, the article employs the use of 300 couples from different parts of the society. The selection process incorporated selecting individuals from staff of different companies and the parents of some students. Cluster sampling was the procedure for selection. The couples who had high scores in terms of happy marriages from ECS (1989) moved to another stage where semi-structured and in-depth interviews took place. The results of the study support some of the existing perceptions when it comes to the role of marital power in marital satisfaction. The results suggest that couples with perceived equal marital power in terms of consulting each other, making decisions together and having a friendly relationship had successful marriages. The couples had high marriage satisfaction and that translated to successful …show more content…
It is important to understand not only the concepts of marriage, but also the intentions behind marriage. The paper performs an analysis of the existing relationship between getting into a marriage union and the resulting well-being of such relationships. The article employs the use of longitudinal data set for a period of 17 years to understand the issue under exploration. The research study finds evidence in support of the perception that happy people get married. The results of the study suggest that single individual in the society who are happy opt for marriage to consolidate their happiness. In terms of the role of marital power in marital satisfaction, the study suggests a similar opinion as previous studies. The distribution of labor in a marriage influences the well-being of spouses and the satisfaction achieved. That is especially high in female spouses who are in marriages that have young children. The more there is manifestation of the husbands’ involvement in raising the young family, the more the satisfaction the women derive out of the marriage. In contrast, the results of the study also suggest that the differences in the level of education of the partners have a negative effect on the marital satisfaction. When there is a huge disparity in the level of education between the husband and the wife, then
There have been studies on the quality of marital relationship as a way of measuring marital health. Marital satisfaction involves an individual’s appraisal of the marriage they are into and the level of contentment derived (Raven, 2008). According to Stanley “chronic and significant marital unhappiness would not be seen by most as healthy” (2007, p.17). Therefore, marital satisfaction involves the level of happiness an individual gets out of a marriage. The quality of marriage is relevant in marriages across different cultures. Marital power significantly influences marital satisfaction and marital health in different populations. Power relates to the influence an individual has on the level of interaction …show more content…
Persons in a marriage have the ability to describe their marriages as being happy and successful or being a frustrating union. The purpose of the study by the authors was to explore the factors that bring about successful marriages in the society from the couples who perceive themselves as being in happy marriages. To gain the desired outcomes, the article employs the use of 300 couples from different parts of the society. The selection process incorporated selecting individuals from staff of different companies and the parents of some students. Cluster sampling was the procedure for selection. The couples who had high scores in terms of happy marriages from ECS (1989) moved to another stage where semi-structured and in-depth interviews took place. The results of the study support some of the existing perceptions when it comes to the role of marital power in marital satisfaction. The results suggest that couples with perceived equal marital power in terms of consulting each other, making decisions together and having a friendly relationship had successful marriages. The couples had high marriage satisfaction and that translated to successful …show more content…
It is important to understand not only the concepts of marriage, but also the intentions behind marriage. The paper performs an analysis of the existing relationship between getting into a marriage union and the resulting well-being of such relationships. The article employs the use of longitudinal data set for a period of 17 years to understand the issue under exploration. The research study finds evidence in support of the perception that happy people get married. The results of the study suggest that single individual in the society who are happy opt for marriage to consolidate their happiness. In terms of the role of marital power in marital satisfaction, the study suggests a similar opinion as previous studies. The distribution of labor in a marriage influences the well-being of spouses and the satisfaction achieved. That is especially high in female spouses who are in marriages that have young children. The more there is manifestation of the husbands’ involvement in raising the young family, the more the satisfaction the women derive out of the marriage. In contrast, the results of the study also suggest that the differences in the level of education of the partners have a negative effect on the marital satisfaction. When there is a huge disparity in the level of education between the husband and the wife, then